I am in the process of planning a major old car modification project. The original car has nearly the same track width front and back. It has wheel arch covers in back which make the rear track quite narrow compared to the body width by today's standards. The track is about 17" shorter that the body width. In the front this translates to wheels being very far inset.

I was thinking of increasing the front track width by 7" making the body width only about 10" wider than the track width, to basically make the wheels flush with the body as is typical of modern cars. I have been wondering if having a vehicle with a 7" wider track in front versus back could cause handling problems that can't be corrected or be unsafe? Interested if anyone has any ideas or comments. The car will be used mostly as a cruising car but I would like it to handle well. The wheel base is 127" and the proposed front track is 67" the original rear track is 60".

Thanks,
John R.